Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 11PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:13PM4.92m | 10:36AM4.37m | 10:55PM4.81m | 11:16AM4.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM0.12m | 5:34AM-0.10m | 5:40PM0.20m | 6:11AM0.09m | 6:16PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | N 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 4 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | SW 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 |
1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 138 | 306 | 306 | 308 | 325 | 322 | 354 | 738 | 327 | 303 | 303 | 213 | 298 | 298 | 301 | 312 | 301 | 301 |
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